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Greg
Russell

Leading Companies & Teams Through Transformation

PartnerCIO - CTO

Greg-russell

Leadership Roles

  • Chief Technology & Product Officer – Grubhub
  • Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer – Visa
  • Vice President, Corporate Applications, Information Technology, and Enterprise Data Warehouse - Amazon
  • Chief Information Officer – JABIL
  • President Member Technology & Chief Information Officer – Sears Holdings
  • Vice President, Global Business Systems – Flextronics International
  • General Manager, Global Software Supply Chain – Cisco Systems

 

Greg delivers software insights, product design credentials, and engineering experience to his clients at Fortium Partners. His leadership of transformation initiatives and technology innovation at startups and publicly held companies has sparked increased enterprise value and brand recognition. He has worked in multiple industries including fintech, consumer, electronics manufacturing, and government services. Greg deploys robust engineering teams with a mandate of engineering and operational excellence based upon mechanisms, automation and adoption of emerging tools. He has built and scaled ecommerce capabilities, accelerated big data capabilities, and launched mobile applications in B2C environments. He places a sharp focus on the customer experience, quality, and security. Both a strategic thinker and change agent, Greg achieves notable success as he navigates turnaround situations and corporate restructurings.

A seasoned CIO and CTO, Greg has played a key role in helping companies scale their operations by leveraging strategic technology solutions. He looks for opportunities to streamline business activities, strengthen operations, and adopt emerging technologies. A collaborative leader, he works with management colleagues to introduce internal business applications for finance, human resources, legal and risk. Greg positions the IT team as a thought partner on product development which propels introduction of new features and functions. He has devised make vs. buy strategies, established IT governance practices, and rebuilt the marketing stack to support new campaigns and mobile applications. Greg leads the design and deployment of ERP, business intelligence, HRIS, and financial management systems as he drives business transformation efforts. He has valuable experience managing global vendors, project teams, and offshore development resources.

Greg earned Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Bell College of Technology then an Advanced Diploma in Computer Science (BSC) from Falkirk College of Technology in Scotland. He also serves as an Advisory Board Member at Glilot Capital Partners. He is a LEGO enthusiast, guitar player, aspiring chef, and avid reader.